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In climate and energy circles these days, it’s taken as almost a given that wind power has become the ugly duckling of clean energy even as other renewable sources face bright futures despite a hostile administration.
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Justin Worland, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Menu items range from fresh Gulf grouper and Cioppino to veal chops and roasted duckling.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
With the aid of pilot Launchpad McQuack and inventor Gyro Gearloose, Scrooge and the ducklings travel the world, often stopping the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell from stealing his treasures.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The kids — which include 7-year-old twins Nicholas and Lucy and Mary, 5 — are obediently following after mom, one by one, like little ducklings.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
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Justin Worland, Time, 6 Sep. 2025
Menu items range from fresh Gulf grouper and Cioppino to veal chops and roasted duckling.
—Tara Massouleh McCay, Southern Living, 3 Sep. 2025
With the aid of pilot Launchpad McQuack and inventor Gyro Gearloose, Scrooge and the ducklings travel the world, often stopping the Beagle Boys and Magica De Spell from stealing his treasures.
—Will Harris, EW.com, 1 Sep. 2025
The kids — which include 7-year-old twins Nicholas and Lucy and Mary, 5 — are obediently following after mom, one by one, like little ducklings.
—Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2025
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“Duckling.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/duckling. Accessed 30 Sep. 2025.
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duckling
noun
duck·ling
ˈdək-liŋ 
: a young duck
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